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Friday, 4 October 2013

So we've moved to a new city: Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty (I'm not kidding, that's the name of the province, we also have a poverty bay) not being familiar with the shops I held off on my normal shopping sojourns. I am somewhat of a solo shopper as I like to fondle and scrutinize to such an extent as to make any companions suicidal.

That's fine, I tend to buy odd things when I have company - does anyone else do that?Buy weird things around your friends?

Couldn't decide if I needed these heels - so I took a pic for posterity,turns out I don't love them, even if they're only $20 so I left with nothing #phew

I did however purchase these cute flats with belt detail from Hannah's.

♥I then went to Music Works and bought replacement strings for my Bass... but yall don't need to see that ;-)

♥ Lastly: Posti+

They sell these Klean Kolor nailpolishes: Neon yellow, purple and orange (they've been around longer than Kardashian Krap) They're really good!! And only 2 for $8!! I am nothing if not a bargain hunter.

Both necklaces I bought on this particular trip ended up a DIY project involving nail polishThis blue necklace is formally bo-ring:

Monday, 30 September 2013

These are a MASSIVE #foodgasm - crisp, spicy, not too sweet. Hmm, might go have one now...

Ingredients:

170gm Butter (softened)

200gm sugar (white sugar will give you the crispest result)

1tsp Vanilla Essence

1 Egg

100gms Treacle (I didn't have any Treacle so substituted with golden syrup)

280 gms Flour

2tsp Baking Soda

1/2tsp Salt

1tsp Cinamon

3/4tsp Ground Ginger

1/2tsp Ground Cloves

200gms Sugar (extra for dusting)

Method:

Cream Butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, add the egg, vanilla and treacle and beat well.

Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix until a smooth dough is formed.

Scrape the dough into a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour to firm it up.

Pre-heat the oven to 190 Celsius, line two trays with baking powder.

Put the extra sugar into a shallow plate.

Take teaspoonfuls of the dough and set them out on the bench. Once dough is all divided up roll into balls and then roll in the sugar before placing them in rows on baking sheets - give these suckers plenty of room. Don't flatten them at all - they will do that in the oven.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. When done, the biscuits will have spread and cracked, and they will smell cooked and delicious. Don't let them brown too much.

I found these biscuits took over night storage to crispen up - so don't be disappointed if they're soft after baking, they'll get there. These biscuits are delicious! I would definitely recommend you give them a go - they would make excellent holiday gifts with their gingery spiciness!

This recipe was taken from the excellent tome of classic New Zealand recipes